Remote HVAC control with building floor plan tool

A web enabled building control appliance for a building having one or more building control devices, the web enabled building control appliance comprising:

• a controller;
• a first port coupled to the controller, the first port configured to communicate over a first network;
• a web server implemented by the controller and coupled to the first port for serving up one or more web-pages on the first network via the first port;
• a second port coupled to the controller, the second port configured to be coupled to two or more thermostats via a second network, wherein each of the two or more thermostats are configured to communicate with the controller over the second network;
• the web server configured to provide one or more web-pages via the first port that display a graphical floor plan of the building, and permit a user to drag and drop individual building control device images that correspond to the one or more building control devices onto the floor plan;
• and
• wherein the web server is configured to display information pertaining to a particular building control device when a user clicks on a corresponding building control device image on the floor plan.

A method of configuring building control devices, the method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a web page that displays a graphical floor plan;
• providing a list of building control devices on the web page, the list comprising a plurality of individual building control device images;
• and
• permitting a user to drag-n-drop individual building control device images from the list onto the graphical floor plan;
• wherein the individual building control device images are positioned on the graphical floor plan in accordance to their actual positions within a building space represented by the graphical floor plan.